Kyle Rittenhouse announced on X between 1:16 a.m. and 2:15 a.m. UTC on December 11, 2025, that he is returning to public life following the brutal assassination of his friend Charlie Kirk, after stepping out of the public eye in January to marry his best friend and find peace. In the X post, Rittenhouse stated he met and married his best friend, gaining more peace and purpose than ever, until Kirk's assassination shook him to his core and prompted his return to fight for the nation's future and freedoms. His wife told him, “If you’re going back, I’m with you,” as he returns "not quietly. Not halfway. I’m coming back in a big way," with more details soon, according to the post by @rittenhouse2a. Separately over the past hour, a leak of TIME magazine's Person of the Year cover appeared on X, showing "The Architects of AI," reportedly found on TIME's web server with the official announcement scheduled for tomorrow, according to BNODesk.
